An. capite summo, dorso, alis, caudâque nigris: subtus pallidè griseus, pectore brunneo undulato: speculo lato purpurascenti-aureo splendente, fasciâ atrâ alterâque albâ marginato: maculâ utrinque suboculari, mento, thoraceque albis.
The length of the bird is 26 inches; of the bill 2⅜; of the wing,
from the carpal joint to the extremity of the second quill feather, 11; of the tail 6; of the tarsi 2¼.
81. Anas specularioides.—Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 98.
An. capite summo corporeque supra fuscis: subtus pallidè griseus, pectore rufo-brunneo fasciato: remigibus, crisso, rectricibusque atris: speculo subangusto purpurascenti-aureo splendente, fasciâ atrâ, alterâque apicali albâ.
The length of the bird is 24 inches; of the bill 2⅛; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the extremity of the second quill feather, 10½; of the tail 6; of the tarsus 1½.
Strait of Magalhaens.
This is the common duck in the vicinity of Port Famine, and in the winter months is excellent eating.
82. Anas creccoides.—Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 99.
An. pallidè brunneo-griseus, fusco sparsus notatusque; dorso imo, ptilisque fuscis, his apice rufo; speculo nigro, fulvo marginato.